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Letters from the Front
Unknown, 1916, Document
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Item no
30317
Title
Letters from the Front opened by censor or redirected by Red Cross
Description
A page from a World War One scrapbook (vol 2) showing letters from the Front. The top letter is addressed to Mrs Jas. Thompson [Thomson] of 10 Glengyle Terrace and sent 'on active service'. The bottom letter was sent to W.W. Smith Esq. c/o Miss Sparks of Beech House in Coldingham in Berwickshire. It was sent c/o the International Red Cross Society.
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Unknown
Date
1916
Size
25.0 x 19.0 cm
Type
Document
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
This image is taken from the 2nd of 2 scrapbooks compiled during World War One by the Thomson Family who were living at Glengyle Terrace in Edinburgh. Most of the items pasted into the scrapbooks are press cuttings, leaflets and ephemera but a couple of articles, such as letters and a ration book, give personal details and an indication of the impact of war on the family. Many of the letters of correspondence are sent to Thomas Thomson. Thomas Davidson Thomson was only 3 years old at the outbreak of war and so, his parents must have collated and maintained the scrapbooks, which span the full period of the war, on his behalf.
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Thomson Family WW1 scrapbooks (volume 2)
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